Understanding how and why people learn will assist our abilities and effectiveness as Instructors, helping us to understand the importance of adapting our sessions and delivery. The next section explains the different ways people absorb information and learn.
All of us see and experience the world in a variety of ways. We take in information through our senses: ⼈们看待和体验世界的⽅式多种多样。我们汲取信息的⽅式主要通过我们的感官:
• Visual – eyes • 视觉——眼睛 • Auditory – ears • 听觉——⽿朵 • Reading – eyes and mental images • 阅读——眼睛和⼼理意象 • Kinaesthetic – touch, feel, and movement • 运动感官/动觉——触觉、感觉和运动
These senses are pathways to our brains. None of us use just one pathway exclusively – there is a significant overlap between them. You and your students are likely to have a preference: